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[Bookplate for E. J. Hodgson]

Description

Black ink on cream paper. The crest features a bird perched on a crest-wreath. The bird has elaborate head and tail feathers and is holding a leafy branch in its beak. Curling, leafy mantling surrounds the shield, which is divided per chevron engrailed. The top portion of the shield is argent with sable dots and charged with two trussed sable striped birds. The bottom portion of the shield is sable striped and is charged with a trussed argent bird with sable dots. Below the shield, the motto is printed on a ribbon with curling ends. The mottos is written in black, capitalized, sans serif font. The last s in “SPES” has been thickened by hand. Below the motto, the bookplate owner’s name is printed in black, sentence case, stylized gothic font with curling spirals.

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Title
[Bookplate for E. J. Hodgson]
Date Created
[between 1865 and 1875?]
Description
Black ink on cream paper. The crest features a bird perched on a crest-wreath. The bird has elaborate head and tail feathers and is holding a leafy branch in its beak. Curling, leafy mantling surrounds the shield, which is divided per chevron engrailed. The top portion of the shield is argent with sable dots and charged with two trussed sable striped birds. The bottom portion of the shield is sable striped and is charged with a trussed argent bird with sable dots. Below the shield, the motto is printed on a ribbon with curling ends. The mottos is written in black, capitalized, sans serif font. The last s in “SPES” has been thickened by hand. Below the motto, the bookplate owner’s name is printed in black, sentence case, stylized gothic font with curling spirals.
Extent
1 bookplate : intaglio printing ; 6.2 x 9.2 cm
Subject
Armorial bookplates; Birds; Heraldry
Geographic Location
Charlottetown (P.E.I.)
Person Or Corporation
Hodgson, E. J.
Genre
Prints
Type
Still Image
File Format
image/jpeg
Language
Latin
Notes
The motto on a bookplate is associated with George Wright Hodgson (1842-1885), the first reverend of St. Peter’s Cathedral in Charlottetown, PEI.
References:
1) Reliques of Ancient English Poetry - George Wright Hodgson. (n.d.). Retrieved 16 September 2017, from https://booklives.ca/islandora/object/booklives:357
Identifier
BP MUR CAN P H347; BP_MUR_CAN_P_H347
Collection
RBSC Bookplates
Source
Original Format: University of British Columbia. Library. Rare Books and Special Collections. Thomas Murray Bookplates Collection. Stanley Binder. BP MUR CAN P H347
Date Available
2017-09-28
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca
DOI
10.14288/1.0357338
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Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from Rare Books and Special Collections: http://rbsc.library.ubc.ca